Mine car



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May 3 1927.

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VICTOR WILLOUGHBY, OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N; Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

l MINE CAR.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a mine car constructed in accordance with this invention, parts being broken away to show other parts more clearly; V

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the mine car shown in Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a partial vertical transverse section of the mine car shown in Fig. 1 taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

v This invention relates to composite mine cars and has as an object to provide an iinproved iniiie car of the type specified having a wood center floor portion and wood sides, metal side floor portions and metal 'reinforcing at the junction of the sidev floor portions and the wood sides. It is also an object of this invention to provide flanged sills formed integral with the side floor portions and journal boxes shaped to lit vthe sills and which will reinforce the sills, directly support the sill flanges andaid in supporting the side floor portions.

With these and other objects in view a mine car constructed `in accordance with this invention comprises, as shown in the flanges drawings, metal plates l forming the side floor portions of' the car and having their inner edges bent to form flanged sills 2 with downwardly projecting vertical webs 3 and inwardly projecting bottom flanges 4. The outer edges of the plates 1 are bent to lie in a plane lparallel with and slightly above the plane of the body of the andare reinforced by angles 5 having inwardly projecting flanges 6 riveted to the plates 1. and upwardly projecting flanges 7.

To the lsills 2 are secured journal boxes 10 formed with Z-shape portions which fit the sills 2 and flanges 11 secured to the bottom flanges 4 of the sills 2 by bolts 12 and 134 securedby bolts 14 to tlie plates 1 so that the sill flanges and side floor portions are directly supported on the journal boxes. Mounted in the journal boxes 10 are axles '15 having wheels 16 secured thereon, the top portions of the wheels being accommodated inA openings 17 formed in the plates 1 and covered by flanged curved wheel hoods 18 which extend at uniform height to the outer edges of the plates 1 and haiie their outer edges reinforced by the an gles 5 which are bent to conform to. tne shape of the outer edges of the wheel hoods plates Application led June 15, 1925. Serial No. 37,250.

18. Thus the reinforcement of the outer lwheel hood edges and of the side floor plates 1 is continuous at the junctions of the hoods 18 with said plates 1, where it is particular ly needed, and is independent of the car sides. i flanges secured by rivets 19 to the plates and by bolts 14 to the plates 1 and the flanges 13 of the journal boxes 10.

At the outer edges of the side floor portions are mounted longitudinaly extending planks forming wood sides 20 which have their lower edges gained to receive the vertical flanges 7 of the angles 5, the lowermost planks being cut awa to conform to the shape of the wheel hoo s 18. The sides 20 are supported at regular intervals from end to end of the car by braces 21 secured to the sides by bolts 22. The braces 21 ex tend from side to side of the car, being secured to the angles 5 and side floor portions by rivets 2,3 and bent downwardly to passr Between the `bufl'er beam 25 and the sills' The wheel hoods 18 have their 2 are the planks 28 having edges gained to fit the beam and sill flanges. The beams 28 are secured to the braces 2l by bolts 29 and with the web 30 of the buffer beam 25 form the center floor portion of the car. Extending between the plates 1 are ties 31 which rest upon the planks 28 and buder beam 25 and are secured to the planks by the bolts 29 and to the plates 1 by rivets32.

The bufferbeam 25 and adjacent planks 28 project at the car ends and are provided with bumpers 34 comprising top plates 35 and bottom plates 36 spaced therefrom and joined thereto by curved end plates 37, the top plates 35 and bottom plates 36 covering tlie projecting ends of the planks 28 and buHer beam 25 and extending inwardly as far as the inner edges of the end braces 21. rlhe bottom plates 36' are spaced from the bottoms of the planks 28 and buffer beaiii bers having their outer ends spaced fromy the to'p plates 35 of the bumpers 434 to provide openings to receive the usual coupling links, the coupling members 40 and bumpers 34 being provided with alined openings to receive the usual coupling pins 41.

The car body is closed at one end by a swinging end gate 43 carried by arms 44 pivotally mounted at `45 on the sides 20 of .the car While the other end of the car is closed by a fixed end 46 secured to the car sides and floor. Mounted in brackets 50 secured to the flanges 4 of the sill 2 is a shaft 51 having crank arms 52 pivotally connected to ends of flexible brake bands l, 54 which have their other ends connected to brackets 55 secured to the adjacent braces 21 and platesl. At one end the shaft 51 is provided with a crank arm 56 ivotally connected to one end of a link 57 th) is pivotally connected to a brake operating 'lever 58.pivotal1y mounted at 59 in a bracket 60 carried by the adjacent plate 1. The brake lever 58 projects upwardly through an opening in the plate 1 and has its upper end bent outwardly to provide av handle 61 which projects over the car side, the car lever. A plate 62 connected by flanges 63, 64

' and 65 to the plate l, the car side 20 and the fixed end 46 forms with the plate 1, side`20 and end 46 Opocket in which the brake lever operates. To the car side 26is secured an angle having teeth adapted to be engaged by a lug 71 Von the brake lever 58 to `hold the brake lever in brake applied position.

It Will'be noted that the central portion of the floor is supported upon the lower flanges 11 of the journal boxes and between the upper portions-of such journal boxes, to the upper flanges 13 of which the side floor portions 1 are connected. The journal boxes, it

will be noted, have supporting flanges or- Iand journal boxes supporting said sills.

4. In a mine carrmetal side floor portions having their inner edges bent to form flanged sills and journal boxes having` Z- shape (portions fitting said sills and secured sill flanges.

5. eIn a mine car, metal side floor portions having their inner edges bent to form flanged sills and journal 'boxes secured to e other end of which 1,626,65g.- i J said sills and having Z-shape portions fitting said sills. l

6.' In amine car, metal side floor portions -h-aving their inner edges bent to form flanged sills, flanged journal boxes having Z-shape portions fitting said sills and means .securing said journal box flanges to the' flanges of said sills.

7. In a mine car, metal side floor portions having their linner edges bent to form flanged sills having vertical Webs and journal boxes having flanges on different levels secured to said sills and side floor portions.`

8. In a mine car, metal s1de floor portions having their inner edges bent to form 'flanged sills having vertical Webs and journal boxes having angular portions fitting said sills and flanges on different levels secured to said sills and side floor portions. i

9. In a mine car, metal side floor portions having their inner. edges bent to form flanged sills, said side floor portions having -wheel openings formed therein and extending to the outer edges of said side floor portions, Wheel hoods closing said openingsand secured tosaid sills and angles reinforcing the outer edges of said side floor portions and Wheel hoods.l -1 ,j

10. In a mine car, metal side floor portions having wheel openings therein extending to the outer edges thereof, Wheel hoods covering said openings and extending to the outer edges thereof and continuous longitudinally extending means reinforcing the outer edges of said side Hoor portions and Wheel hoods, independently of the car sides.

11. In a mine car, side floor portions havlill) ing wheel openings therein extending to the outer edges thereof, Wheel hoods covering said openin s, angles reinforcing the outer edges of sai g floor portions and Wheel hoods and sides carried by said side floor portions, said sides being cut away to receive said Wheel hoods.

12. In a mine car, side floor portions, having sills formed integral therewith,`said side floor portions having Wheel openings .therellO in extending to the outer edges thereof,

Wheel hoods covering said openmgs and secured to said sills and angles reinforcing the outer edges of said'floor portions andwheel hoods.

13. In a mine car, metal side floor portions having their inner edges bent to form A flanged sills, sides carried by said side floor portions, angles reinforcing the outer edges .of said side floor portions and braces connecting said sides, angles, side floor portions and sill botg m flanges.

- 14. In a mine car, metal sidefloor portions having their inner edges flanged sills, journal boxes supporting said sill flanges and bracing means for said'side floor portions secured to said sill flanges.

15. In a mine car, metal side floor porbent to formv lll edges of said side floor portions,

tions having flanged sills lformed integral therewith, journal boxes having iianges on different levels supporting said sill and side iloor portions and bracing means for said side floor portions secured to said sills.-

16. In a mine car, metal side floor portions having their inner edges bent to form flanged sills having vertical webs, journal boxes havin flanges on diiferent levels secured to said sills and side floor portions and bracing means for said side floor portions secured to said sill flanges.

17. In a mine car, metal side floor portions having their inner edges bent to form flanged sills having vertical webs, journal boxes having flanges supporting said' sills and bracing means for said side floor portions connecting said sill flanges.

18. In a mine ca r, metal side floor portions having their inner edges bent to form flanged sills, angles reinforcing theouter journal boxes having flanges supporting said sill iianges and bracing means for said side floor portions connecting said sills and angles.

19. In a mine car, metal side floor portions having their inner edges bent to form sills, angles reinforcing the outer edges of said side floor portions, 'ournal boxes having flanges on different levels supporting sai sills and side floor portions and bracing means for said side floor portions connecting said sills and angles.

20. In a -mine car, a plurality of journal boxes in combination with supporting sills and side floor portions both supported d1- rectly on said boxes. v

21. In a mine car, a plurality of journal boxes having supporting faces in dierent planes in combination with supporting sills and side floor portions supported thereon.

22. In ra mine car, a plurality of journal boxes each havin a plurality of relatively flat faces in di erent planes'in combination with sills and floor portions connected with said .flat faces.

'.23. In a mine car, a combined side floor portion and supporting sill in combination with a journal box directly connected to the sill and to the side oor.

24. In a mine car, a plurality of journal boxes having sup orting faces in different lanes, a wood oor supported above the ower plane and a metal side floor connected with said journal boxes'in a higher; plane.

25. In a mine car, journal boxes each having supporting faces in different planes, a central floor portion carried above the plane of the lower supporting faces and side supporting portions supported on the higher supporting faces. n

26. In a mine car, journal boxes each having supporting faces in different planes, a central Hoor portion carried above the plane of the lower supporting faces and side vsupporting portions supported on the said lower supporting faces and also on the higher supporting faces. l

27. In a mine car, a plurality of journal boxes, a central floor supported intermediate certain portions of said journal boxes and side iioor portions supported upon and secured to portions of the journal, boxes beyond said central floor.

28. In a mine car, journal boxes each hav- -ing supporting faces in dierent planes, a central floor portion planes, side floor portions extending outwardly from said central floor portion and supported at a plane relatively higher than the lane ofthe support for the central floor portion.

29. In a mine car, a horizontal metal side door portion having its inner edge bent to form a flanged sill and journal boxes secured d to both flanges ofsaid sill.

30. In a mine car, horizontal metal side oor portions having wheel openings therein, wheel housings secured to said floor porintermediate said tions and closing said openings, said side f floor portions having their inner edges bent to form flanged sills. and journal boxes secured to the flanges of said sills.

31. In a mine car, metal slide floors hav ing wheel openings therein, wheel housings secured to said floors and closing said openings, said side floors having their inner edges bent to' form sills and journal boxes secured to said sills and side floors.

32. In a mine car, a metal side floor portion having its inner edge bent to form a sill and a journal box having flanges at different levels secured to said sill and side iioor portion.

33. In a mine car, tion having its inner edge bent to form a sill and a journal box secured to said sill and said side floor portion.'

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

vieron wILLoUGHBY.

a metal side floor por- 

